Two Important Items to Address When Your Spouse Dies

Two Important Items to Address When Your Spouse Dies

When your spouse dies, there are many items you need to address. Your to-do list grows daily. But your emotions may limit what you can handle at the time. Set priorities on which tasks are important and which tasks can wait until a later time. Ask yourself, “How will...
Ending Your Relationship with Their Stuff

Ending Your Relationship with Their Stuff

After your spouse passes away, time may move very slowly and be a blur. Before you know it, a year passes. You look around your house, and it’s as if your spouse is still alive. You haven’t gotten rid of clothing, personal grooming items, things relating to their...
Stop Using These Five Excuses

Stop Using These Five Excuses

After a life-changing event, finding the energy to stay physically fit is difficult. It’s easy to find an excuse to avoid staying healthy. Whether your life-changing event is a divorce or the loss of a spouse, the emotions you’re dealing with can easily drain...
What It Means to Take Care of Yourself

What It Means to Take Care of Yourself

As you make your way through the grieving process after losing your spouse, others may say to you, “Take care of yourself.” But what does that really mean? Taking care of yourself is a way to put yourself first with self-love. It’s a necessary step towards healing,...
How to Be Social Again After Mourning

How to Be Social Again After Mourning

When your spouse dies, it’s challenging to think about being social again. Initially, you’re mourning and taking care of urgent matters. You’re learning to function without your partner to help with household chores and financial issues. As time progresses, your good...